Sanskrit quote nr. 1494 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
अनुरक्तजनविरक्ता नम्रोत्सिक्ता विरक्तरागिण्यः ।
वञ्चकवचनासक्ता नार्यः सद्भावशङ्किन्यः ॥anuraktajanaviraktā namrotsiktā viraktarāgiṇyaḥ |
vañcakavacanāsaktā nāryaḥ sadbhāvaśaṅkinyaḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Anurakta (अनुरक्त): defined in 7 categories.
Janu (जनु): defined in 17 categories.
Akta (अक्त, aktā, अक्ता): defined in 6 categories.
Namra (नम्र, namrā, नम्रा): defined in 9 categories.
Utsikta (उत्सिक्त, utsiktā, उत्सिक्ता): defined in 3 categories.
Virakta (विरक्त): defined in 12 categories.
Ragini (rāgiṇī, रागिणी): defined in 6 categories.
Vancaka (vañcaka, वञ्चक): defined in 7 categories.
Vacana (वचन, vacanā, वचना): defined in 12 categories.
Nari (nārī, नारी): defined in 15 categories.
Sadbhava (sadbhāva, सद्भाव): defined in 4 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Sanskrit, Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Purana (epic history), Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Pali, Vastushastra (architecture), Yoga (school of philosophy), Ayurveda (science of life), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism), India history, Prakrit, Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra), Biology (plants and animals), Tamil, Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Jainism, Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Arts (wordly enjoyments), Nepali, Dharmashastra (religious law), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “anuraktajanaviraktā namrotsiktā viraktarāgiṇyaḥ”
- anurakta -
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anurakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anurakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janavi -
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janu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ir -
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i (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- aktā* -
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akta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- namro -
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namra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]namra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]namrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- utsiktā* -
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utsikta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]utsiktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- virakta -
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virakta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]virakta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rāgiṇyaḥ -
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rāgiṇī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “vañcakavacanāsaktā nāryaḥ sadbhāvaśaṅkinyaḥ”
- vañcaka -
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vañcaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vañcaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vacanā -
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vacana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vacana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vacanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asaktā* -
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asakta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]asaktā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāryaḥ -
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nārī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nārya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√nṝ -> nārya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √nṝ class 9 verb]
- sadbhāva -
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sadbhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śaṅkinyaḥ -
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śaṅkinī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 1494 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.